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The United States of America (USA) competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 545 competitors, 355 men and 190 women, took part in 248 events in 28 sports. [1] At the closing ceremony, a segment of American culture was performed, as the country hosted the next Olympics in Atlanta.
The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to include active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has often been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled. [2] [3] [4]
United States: Rafał Szukała Poland: Anthony Nesty Suriname: Women's 100 metre butterfly details: Hong Qian China: Crissy Ahmann-Leighton United States: Catherine Plewinski France: Men's 200 metre butterfly details: Melvin Stewart United States: Danyon Loader New Zealand: Franck Esposito France: Women's 200 metre butterfly details: Summer ...
The United States women's team won the bronze medal after losing to the CIS in the semifinal, suffering their third and last defeat to date in the Olympic basketball history. The men's top scorer was Oscar Schmidt with 198 points in 8 games, with an average of 24.7 points, and Drazen Petrovic was second with 187 points in 7 games, with an ...
13 1992 Summer Olympics. 14 1996 Summer Olympics. ... USA qualified for Olympic tournament but did not participate due to 1980 Summer Olympics boycott: 1984 Summer ...
Composed of several Hall of Fame players, the '92 Dream Team dominated competition, restoring glory to U.S basketball.
The 1992 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXV Olympiad, held in Barcelona, Spain.. Though the U.S. women's team got off to a quick start, they suffered a shocking upset in their semifinal match against the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). [1]
The 1992 NBA All-Star Game and Barcelona Olympics were approaching—meanwhile, players didn’t want to be on the court with Johnson, he said. They feared getting HIV, too, as stigma and ...